Ryan Johnson (actor)
Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor who has appeared in numerous television series and films.
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| Born | 1979 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Tamara Asmar |
Life and career
Nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2017 TV Week Logie Awards for his performance as Matt in Doctor Doctor, Ryan’s outstanding list of credits include both the ABC telemovie Carlotta and Channel Nine’s Love Child opposite Jessica Marais, the television special event INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Network Ten’s Mr. & Mrs Murder and House Husbands also for Channel Nine.
He has also appeared in Brock for Network Ten, the ABC/Playmaker series Hiding, in the hugely popular ABC series Rake opposite Richard Roxburgh and the comedy series Laid. Earlier credits include the popular Network Ten series The Secret Life of Us, and the hugely successful Channel Nine franchise Underbelly.
In 2012 Ryan joined the main cast as lawyer Ben Grogan in the second season of the US series Fairly Legal.
Ryan’s film credits include the US features Son of the Mask, Ghost Rider and Nest alongside Kelsey Grammer, and the local independent productions All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane and Monkey Puzzle.
Ryan has also worked for Sydney’s prestigious theatre companies, including roles in the Sydney Theatre Company’s Rabbit, and the Belvoir St productions The Lonesome West and Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train. In early 2016, he received rave reviews in Travis Cotton's 80 Minutes No Interval, for the Old Fitzroy Theatre.
Personal life
Johnson is married to writer Tamara Asmar.[1]
Filmography
Television
- Brock, as Tim 'Plastic' Pemberton
- Head Start
- Dossa and Joe
- The Secret Life of Us
- All Saints
- Underbelly
- Out of the Blue, as Ian "Stavva" Jones
- Satisfaction
- Sea Patrol, as "Darryl"
- Home and Away, as Paulie Rosetta
- Slide, as Rob
- Dance Academy
- Fairly Legal as Ben Grogan
- Mr & Mrs Murder as Michael Gorman
- Love Child as Phillip Paige
- House Husbands as Will
- Carlotta (ABC telemovie), as Peter
- Doctor Doctor, as Matt
- Show Me the Movie!
Film
- The Wannabes (2003)
- Thunderstruck (2003)
- Son of the Mask (2005) as Chad
- Ghost Rider (2007)
- All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) as Tyson
- Monkey Puzzle (2008)
- Jucy (2010) as Alex
- Enter The Wild (2018) as Dylan
- Guardians of the Tomb (2018) as Ethan
Theatre
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2000.[2]
- Men, by Brendan Cowell, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh, 2004.[3]
- Ninja, by Tamara Asmar, the Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney (as a director), 2005.[4]
- Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, Belvoir St Downstairs, Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, 2007.[5]
- The Lonesome West, Belvoir St Downstairs, Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, 2009.[6]
References
- Luaine Lee (15 March 2012). "Ryan Johnson is the new sidekick on 'Fairly Legal'".
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121002230844/http://members.optusnet.com.au/~frankmckone/2000-08-17leenane.htm. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/3538/men. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Brendan Doyle (19 January 2005). "Two small boys, one big dream". Green Left Weekly.
- Bryce Hallett (20 September 2007). "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train". Sydney Morning Herald.
- Jason Blake (24 August 2009). "The Lonesome West". Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
- Ryan Johnson on IMDb